COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Health Department

DATE:

June 8, 2005

BOARD MEETING DATE:

June 28, 2005

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Charlene A. Silva, Director, Health Department

SUBJECT:

Continuation of Contracts

RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt a resolution authorizing the Controller to continue payments on contracts from July 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005.

VISION ALIGNMENT:

Commitment: Ensuring Basic Health and Safety

Goal(s) 8: Help vulnerable people—the aged, disabled, mentally ill, at-risk youth and others—achieve a better quality of life

This resolution allowing the continuation of contracts contributes to the goal by allowing the Controller to continue to make payments on contracts at the existing rates through September 30, 2005 in order to ensure continuous provision of services to residents

BACKGROUND:

The Health Department has a number of contracts for services that expire on or before June 30, 2004 and are pending completion. These contracts, listed in the resolution, will be brought to your Board for renewal or extension by the end of September.

DISCUSSION:

To ensure continued provision of services during this period, it is necessary to authorize the Controller to continue to make payments to these contracts at the existing rates through September 30, 2005. This resolution allows contractors to provide services in a timely fashion and will allow Health Services the time needed to complete negotiations. This resolution requires that all terms and conditions of the existing agreements are met.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Funds for the annual costs of these contracts have been included in the Health Department’s 2005-06 recommended budget